Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Book